Modified Consecration Ritual:
For this ritual, you’ll need a white candle, a cup of water, a small bowl of salt, and incense. Each corresponds to one of the cardinal elements and directions:
North/Earth: salt
East/Air: incense
South/Fire: candle
West/Water: water
If your tradition requires you to cast a circle, do so now. Light the candle and the incense.
Take the book in your hands, and face north. Pass it over the salt and say:
Powers of the North,
Guardians of the Earth,
I consecrate this book
and charge it with your energies.
I purify it this night and make this tool sacred.
Now, turn to the east and, holding the book in the smoke of the incense, say:
Powers of the East,
Guardians of the Air,
I consecrate this book
and charge it with your energies.
I purify it this night and make this tool sacred.
Next, face the south and pass the book over the flame of the candle – be careful it’s a flammable material!
– and repeat the process, saying:
Powers of the South,
Guardians of Fire,
I consecrate this book
and charge it with your energies.
I purify it this night and make this tool sacred.
Finally, turn to the west, and pass your ritual tool over the cup of water. Say:
Powers of the West,
Guardians of Water,
I consecrate this book
and charge it with your energies.
I purify it this night and make this tool sacred.
Face your altar, hold the book to the sky, and say:
I charge this book in the name of Old Ones,
the Ancients, the Sun and the Moon and the Stars.
By the powers of the Earth, of Air, of Fire and of Water
I banish the energies of any previous owners,
and make it new and fresh.
I consecrate this book,
and it is mine. This is my Will. It is done.
Go back to the main ritual at step 4.
